''Second Sighting'' is the third solo album by

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and the second and final to use the Frehley's Comet moniker. Due to Frehley's illness and substance abuse during the recording, Tod Howarth took a bigger role in singing and songwriting than on the previous album. ''Second Sighting'' was recorded with new drummer

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, who had previously worked with

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and

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. He replaced Billy Ward, who was in the videos and part of the tour for the previous album replacing

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, who would return for 1989's ''

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''. This makes ''Second Sighting'' the only Frehley solo album or project (excluding compilations) to not feature Fig at this point. "Dancin' with Danger" is a

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of a song recorded by the

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band Streetheart, which had featured future

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members Paul Dean and

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. Although the songwriting credits list Frehley and Dana Strum, the music and lyrics are very similar to the original version. "Insane" and "It's Over Now" were released as singles with corresponding music videos. Both singles failed to chart. UK-based company

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reissued this album on CD in 2013.

Track listing

Personnel

;Frehley's Comet *

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and

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- guitars, keyboards, lead and backing vocals * John Regan -

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, backing vocals *

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, backing vocals ;Additional musicians *Gordon G.G. Gebert - sequencing assistance on "Dancin' with Danger" ;Production *Scott Mabuchi - producer, engineer, mixing at Right Track Recording, New York City *Michael Reiter - assistant engineer *Debi Cornish - mixing assistant *

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- mastering at

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, New York City * Jon and Marsha Zazula,

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- executive producers

Charts

References

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